Page 2 of Seduced by an Irresistible Lady
Miss Justina stared at the brooch which Lady Lavinia had pinned to the breast region of her gown. Her eyes squinted as they always did when she was thinking.
“I think it would look nice on white.”
“I told you, didn’t I? Give me this thing,” Helena blurted.
“And any pink, red, orange, or yellow dress,” Miss Justina continued.
Lady Lavinia said nothing, her eyes goaded enough. Helena scowled and looked at Miss Justina.
“You could have just stopped at white,” she said.
“Did I say something wrong?” Miss Justina said.
Helena was about to answer, but the sound of incoming feet made her turn around. Her mother was in front, leaning back to talk to a young man in a white shirt and grey breeches. The man was young and tall. He spoke with a firmness that signaled authority and assuredness. He cleaned his hand with a napkin and put it into a small, black box an even younger man carried behind him.
That has to be the doctor and his dresser. He’s so young.
The doctor was so focused on his discussion with Helena’s mother that he didn’t notice he was being stared at. Helena saw the dark telltale sign of a moustache on his upper lip as his mouth opened to spew words. He had dark hair, so dark it almost rhymed with the shadows of the passage. When he finally looked up and caught Helena’s gaze, his eyes turned out to be blue absorbing globes.
Doctors aren’t meant to look so good.
Immediately his eyes caught Helena’s, his face broke into an engaging smile. The seriousness of his discussion with her mother was diffused by the ease of his smiling eyes. Helena felt like his eyes were connected directly to hers, pouring in warmth and strength, and another strong emotion she couldn’t describe. His eyes browsed away from hers to look at her friend and maid for only fleeting moments before flying back to her. Helena felt her skin flush. She couldn’t see herself, but she knew her cheeks were red with blushing. She felt an intense sweet feeling, overshadowed by embarrassment. She dropped her gaze.
“And this must be the beautiful Miss Helena everyone is raving about,” said the doctor.
Helena raised her eyes to see the doctor bow stiffly. She composed herself and waited for the doctor to walk across the room before offering him her hand. The doctor held it gently. His hand was soft, moist, and as reassuring as she expected it to be. There was no caress, just a solid grip that lingered for a bit too long. He bent and kissed her hand, sending shots of tension and pleasure to all parts of her body. Helena had never been so impacted on meeting a person for the first time. When he left her hand, she felt his imprint in her palm, the press of his lips into the layers of her skin.
“Yes,” Lady Henrietta Sinclair replied. “She’s my first daughter. And the most stubborn of them all,” she added.
The doctor smiled.
“I was told that she was the smartest of them all, the ravings about her beauty I have confirmed,” the doctor said.
“You flatter me too much with such words, Doctor,” Helena said.
The doctor shook his head. Free strands of his dark hair leapt to each side, taking Helena’s eyes away from his face.
“It couldn’t be flattery if I only spoke truth. You are a fine specimen. I am not much of a fibber, am I?” the doctor said, looking back to the young dresser standing behind him.
The dresser who Helena had completely forgotten spoke from behind the doctor. His voice was high pitched and sprightly.
He sounds like someone who will make a lot of jokes.
“No Doctor, you never lie.”
“Let’s get back to the matter at hand, Dr Frederick. I have another beautiful daughter that is still feeling under the weather,” the Baroness said.
“Yes,” the doctor replied. “Please make her drink that draught, every morning and evening for the next five days. She will feel better from tomorrow onwards. Sometimes the change in season triggers this sort of illness in some people.”
“That’s true. We are commencing summer,” Helena said.
“We are. I’m looking forward to seeing you grace the balls I will attend,” Dr Frederick said.
Helena blushed again and turned to face her friend. Lady Lavinia had her eyes on the doctor. She didn’t see Helena turn to her. Helena turned back to the doctor.
“Of course you will. I hope to attend as many events as I can. I hope to see you there too.”
The doctor nodded his head and gestured to his dresser.
